Ask+advice+of

  • 21advice — [[t]ædva͟ɪs[/t]] ♦♦ 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N on/about n/wh/ ing If you give someone advice, you tell them what you think they should do in a particular situation. Don t be afraid to ask for advice about ordering the meal... Your community officer can… …

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  • 22ask — I UK [ɑːsk] / US [æsk] verb Word forms ask : present tense I/you/we/they ask he/she/it asks present participle asking past tense asked past participle asked *** Get it right: ask: The verb ask is never used with the preposition to. It takes a… …

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  • 23advice — ad|vice [ədˈvaıs] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: avis opinion , probably from ce m est a vis that appears to me ] an opinion you give someone about what they should do advice on/about ▪ There s lots of advice in the book on baby… …

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  • 24advice — ad|vice [ əd vaıs ] noun uncount *** an opinion that someone gives you about the best thing to do in a particular situation: You can always contact your teacher for advice and support. Ask your father for advice. advice on/about: We are here to… …

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  • 25ask — [[t]ɑ͟ːsk, æ̱sk[/t]] ♦ asks, asking, asked 1) VERB If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer. [V with quote] How is Frank? he asked... [V n n] I asked him his name... [V …

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  • 26Advice column — An advice column is a column at a magazine or newspaper written by an advice columnist (colloquially known as an agony aunt, or agony uncle if the columnist is a male). The image presented was originally of an older woman providing comforting… …

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  • 27ask — verb 1 put a question to sb ADVERB ▪ gently, quietly, softly ▪ ‘How do you feel?’ she asked softly. ▪ conversationally, politely, sweetly …

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  • 28advice — /əd vaɪs/ noun an opinion as to what action to take ● The accountant’s advice was to send the documents to the police. ♦ to take legal advice to ask a lawyer to say what should be done ◊ as per advice 1. according to what is written on the advice …

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  • 29Ask-Elizabeth — infobox television show name = Ask Elizabeth caption = format = Reality, Documentary runtime = creator = Eli Holzman starring = Elizabeth Berkley Greg Lauren (Unconfirmed) country = USA network = MTV (2008 ) first aired = Announced Late 2008 last …

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  • 30ask — verb 1) he asked what time we opened Syn: inquire, query, want to know; question, interrogate, quiz Ant: answer 2) they want to ask a few questions Syn: put forward …

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